Congratulations Wildcats on your win over West Bolivar Friday night!
Congratulations to Homecoming Queen - Madison Holts, Homecoming King - Martavious Holts, Homecoming Princess - Alden Self and Homecoming Prince - Michael Wright
Seniors, check your email this weekend. There is an email from Mrs. P about your senior shirt orders! Respond before Monday!
Hoco 2025 is here! The Wildcats will take on West Bolivar at 7pm. Your 2025 King & Queen and Prince & Princess will be crowned at halftime! Come out and support our Wildcats!
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Mrs. Liggins' students have been learning about Egypt. As a great way to understand the process that went into building the Great Pyramids of Egypt, they built their own!
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Wildcats Band...mark your calendars!
Independence High School welcomed Petty Officer Stephen Perry of the U.S. Navy to both CCR classes this morning. PO Perry, who is now our recruiter, explained the steps required to join the Navy in addition to benefits. Among the benefits he stressed were income, housing, education, job training, travel, vacation, and retirement income. Petty Officer Perry also presented a video on Navy Seal training and wrapped up each presentation answering questions from students. Thank you, Mr. Harris, for arranging this speaker today.
Cody Scruggs and Brady Bozeman, two representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Arkabutla Lake, setup a lunchroom table today for "Where 2 Wednesday". Students were able to pose questions regarding the Corps of Engineers and also received several free gifts.
Congratulations to our Volleyball team on their district win over Coahoma County this evening!
🎊 Congratulations 🎊 to our Volleyball Seniors
Brittney Kelly, Esmeralda Ramos, Kaitlyn Kitchens, April Bryok, Maddie Mayer, Tiffani Freeman, Yasmine Degraw and Gabriella Ashworth
Support our Wildcat Cheer Squad and show that WILDCAT pride! Place your order today!
HS welcomed Justin Boop of Schneider Trucking Company to both CCR classes this morning. Mr. Boop, a 14 year veteran of the commercial truck driving industry, explained to the students the necessary requirements to receive a commercial drivers license as well as the duties of a commercial truck driver. He also stressed the many advantages of being a commercial truck driver, among them compensation and travel. Thank you, Mr. Harris, for arranging this program.
It's SENIOR NIGHT! Come out dressed in your WHITE to show these ladies some Wildcat love!
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Mr. McFarlin is in his 31st year of education on his 31st day of school! Thank you for 31 years of unwavering dedication, service, and impact on the students and community of Tate County, with 28 of those years solely to Independence High School. We hope you have a great day!
Get ready for Homecoming week Wildcats!
Alee Dixon, superintendent of Tate County Schools, was inducted today as a new member of the Senatobia Rotary Club. Standing with Ms. Dixon is her sponsor, George Harris, who serves as the career coach at Independence High School.
The Wildcat Cross Country teams had TWO top finishers today at the Tobie Town Dash in Senatobia. Juliana Dickey and Austin Eddie both received top finisher shirts.
The campaigning continues ...
Hoco 2025 is just around the corner! The Wildcats are gearing up to show that WILDCAT SPIRIT next week! Campaigning has begun to unseat last year's Faculty Queen and King!
After Sandy Martin from BEyouTIFUL Creations spoke to our CCR classes last week, IHS junior Rachel Blythe expressed her interest in cosmetology to Mr. Harris. To give Rachel some exposure, he arranged for her to job shadow this morning with Ms. Martin at BEyouTIFUL Creations located in Independence.
